Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
From Genesis to Revelation: Nursing home helps break Bible-reading record one book at a time
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2018
Virginia nursing home resident Nancy Macy had already read the Bible in its entirety three times, but she’d sent her well-worn King James home with family and thought she might not spend time with...
A dozen frontline workers honored for ‘extraordinary service’ during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 02, 2020
A dozen direct caregivers at nursing homes, senior living and various long-term care facilities were honored for their “exceptional acts of care” during the pandemic.
Delaware SNF for kids takes residents on ‘most magical’ journeys
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 15, 2018
This is not about an average trip to Disney World. It’s going to require around 36 staffers, including two physicians and an FBI agent, and will probably cost about $170,000.
Resident gets her high school diploma at 92
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 25, 2018
It took 75 years, but Dorothy Leiss is now a high school graduate.
Residents use flowers to bring joy to others
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
Though spring hasn’t officially sprung just yet, some Illinois long-term care residents are flowering others with joy.
Carp and camaraderie: Fishing partnership reels in new friends
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2019
Three years into a program that pairs local sportsmen with a Pennsylvania nursing home, residents and staff have fallen hook, line and sinker for the carp and the camaraderie. When the fishermen first...